• So, What Is The Midlands?

    Rowan Cothliff On the eleventh day of freshers, Impact gave to me a run down of just what is ‘The Midlands’. The Midlands existence has been highly debated during the north vs south divide, yet it’s real! Nottingham students happen to live within it, so we can definitely confirm...
  • Finding Deer In Wollaton Park: A Tale Of Strength, Endurance And #firstworldproblems

    Daisy Forster It is a truth universally acknowledged that when feeling down, the best remedies are fresh air and cake. So today when I woke up feeling fed up about life and timetabling stress, I decided that if a walk around campus and a Beeston Brownie couldn’t make me...
  • Quarantine In Hotel Room 2315, Hong Kong

    Marianna Whistlecroft Apparently there’s a heat wave back in England, if I open my window to the minute degree it will allow, I am hit with a similar wall of humidity. My only point of contact is this four-foot screen window through which I watch this city that I’m...
  • Holidays That Might Have Been: Vienna

    Like so many others in the summer of 2020, Charlotte's holiday plans to Vienna were written off due to COVID-19. Yet she still walks us through her planned itinerary amongst the grandeur of Austria's capital city and it's neighbouring tourist hotspots to help us imagine what would have been....
  • Short Break Itinerary: Jersey

    Looking for a short break closer to home? Idyllic Jersey is the most southerly island in Britain and with flights from 24 UK airports, including East Midlands Airport, getting there is a breeze.  Travel: Buses operate throughout the island and will take you to everywhere included within this itinerary,...
  • Hidden Gems Of England

    I love a good weekend away in the UK just as much as going abroad. With travel being a bit trickier this summer than before, why not visit somewhere interesting in the UK instead? From beaches to villages to rural towns, the UK has so much on offer and...
  • Holidays That Might Have Been: Oceania Road Trip

    Right now, I should be meeting my partner at Christchurch Airport to celebrate the end of my year abroad and 6 months apart to begin a ‘mega trip’ across New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and Fiji. Instead, the height of my lockdown has been sitting in a...